Three new economics in context teaching modules are now available. See: Consumption and the Consumer Society by Brian Roach, Neva Goodwin, and Julie Nelson, Growth and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century by Jonathan Harris, Brian Roach, Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, and Neva Goodwin, and Macroeconomic Measurement: Environmental and Social Dimensions by Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar, Neva Goodwin, and Brian Roach.

Dr. William Moomaw has co-authored a new journal article published by Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. The article argues that proforestation - growing existing forests intact to their ecological potential - is a more effective, immediate, and low-cost approach to increase negative emissions relative to other strategies such as reforestation and afforestation.

Five short updates on contemporary environmental and natural resource economics issues are now available. See: Indigenous Rights and Environmental Issues, The State of U.S. Drinking Water, Global Biofuel Production, Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States, and Cost-Benefit Analysis and the US Mercury and Air Toxic Standards. This series complements material covered in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach (Harris and Roach, 2017).

This working paper examines non-tariff measures (NTMs) and their use in impact assessments of free trade agreements (FTAs) based on computable general equilibrium models (CGE) as well as its implications. It shows that projected gains related to FTAs tend to rely on removing ‘actionable’ NTMs and that, usually, impact assessments and empirical studies that provide this recommendation lack case-specific explanations behind actionability as well as of the channels and the way NTM elimination is supposed to improve welfare.

Rewriting the Rules of the European Economy is a comprehensive assessment of what ails Europe and what can be done to restore steady, inclusive economic growth and revitalise the European Project. Written by Joseph Stiglitz and a team of high-level scholars and politicians from all over Europe, this bold plan tackles the doctrinaire market fundamentalism that has characterised much of European economic and social policy for the last quarter century. Read the book. Watch event recording.

In this paper published by Real-World Economics Review, Dr. Goodwin focuses on where to find the resources – especially financial resources – for investments in ecological restoration. It considers private sources, public funds and government activities, public-private partnerships, the large pools of capital in insurance companies and pension funds, and the support that can come from philanthropic institutions and individuals.

Timothy A. Wise’s Eating Tomorrow investigates the ways in which agribusiness and philanthropic entities have used food policies to support corporate interests, and how small-scale farmers internationally are advocating for themselves and working towards greater food security. View Chapter 1 of Wise's book. Wise was interviewed by Civil Eats and Tufts Now and cited by Project Syndicate about Eating Tomorrow. See Wise's other work.

The Third Edition of Macroeconomics in Context is fully updated and featuring revised material on economic recovery, financial instability and inequality, deficits and debt, and "green" macroeconomics. Learn more and request instructor resources here.

The Fourth Edition of Microeconomics in Context is fully updated and featuring significantly revised chapters on globalization and trade, economic and social inequality, labor markets, and public goods. Learn more and request instructor resources here.